Cosmetics dispenser

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a cosmetics dispenser provided with a skin diagnostic device, and more specifically, a cosmetics dispenser which enables not only the use of a suitable amount of cosmetics by selecting or combining suitable cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, but also the systemic management of information on skin diagnosis or use of cosmetics.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. section 371, of PCT International Application No.: PCT/KR2019/006650, filed on Jun. 3, 2019, which claims foreign priority to Korean Patent Application No.: 10-2018-0065129, filed on Jun. 5, 2018, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a cosmetics dispenser provided with a skin diagnostic device, and more specifically, to a cosmetics dispenser which enables not only the use of a suitable amount of cosmetics by selecting or combining suitable cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, but also the systemic management of information on skin diagnosis or use of cosmetics.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, people's skin is in various states, and especially those who wear makeup can maintain healthy and beautiful skin only by using cosmetics that are suitable for their skin conditions.

Therefore, people who use cosmetics want to use cosmetics suitable for their skin conditions, and due to an increase in such a need, recently, there is a growing interest in skin diagnostic devices for measuring and diagnosing skin conditions. In particular, technologies being used recently include Korean Patent No. 10-1738945 (May 17, 2017; cosmetics guide system provided with a sensor for skin measurement), in which skin conditions are measures and suitable cosmetics are recommended or prescribed, and Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2017-0108542 (Sep. 27, 2017; cosmetics detachably connected with a skin diagnotor for enabling skin measurement in a wired manner using a smart mobile device), in which a diagnostic device can be used in conjunction with cosmetics.

However, since the skin diagnostic devices described above merely diagnose skin conditions and provide information on the skin conditions or information on suitable cosmetics to a user, he/she as the user himself/herself still has to use the cosmetics by using the information diagnosed or cosmetic information provided to determine the amount of use, frequency of use of the cosmetics, etc., there are still limits to expectation of the effects of using appropriate cosmetics.

In particular, it is preferable to use cosmetics appropriately not only according to skin conditions (e.g., malignant dry, malignant oily skin conditions, etc. in addition to dry, oily, and neutral conditions) which vary among people, but also according to season and changes in skin type according to skin conditions from time to time or degree of skin aging even for the same person. However, there is a problem in that it is difficult for a user to actively respond to improvement of his or her skin only based on the information on the skin conditions provided by the skin diagnostic device or suitable cosmetics described above.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent No. 10-1778437 (Sep. 7, 2017; a cosmetic dispenser having skin tester), in which a skin diagnostic device is provided and appropriate cosmetics are allowed to be discharged according to the skin conditions measured by the skin diagnostic device.

However, in the case of the cosmetics dispenser including the skin diagnostic device, the structure is complicated because it is configured to pressurize each of a plurality of cosmetic containers for discharging cosmetics, and the user's use of cosmetics is not properly managed because the management of information on the amount of use or remaining amount of each cosmetic is not managed, and thus there are still limitations.

RELATED ART DOCUMENT Patent Document

(Patent Document 0001) Korean Patent No. 10-1738945 (May 17, 2017; cosmetics guide system provided with a sensor for skin measurement)

(Patent Document 0002) Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2017-0108542 (Sep. 27, 2017; cosmetics detachably connected with a skin diagnotor for enabling skin measurement in a wired manner using a smart mobile device)

(Patent Document 0003) Korean Patent No. 10-1778437 (Sep. 7, 2017; a cosmetic dispenser having skin tester)

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The present invention was devised by recognizing those described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetics dispenser which enables not only the use of a suitable amount of cosmetics by selecting or combining suitable cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, but also the systemic management of information on skin diagnosis or use of cosmetics.

Technical Solution

To achieve the above object, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention is a cosmetics dispenser for discharging cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, wherein the cosmetics dispenser is provided with a skin diagnostic device that is configured to include: a main body, in which a magazine mounting part opened upward is formed, a discharge space is formed below the magazine mounting part, and a discharge hole extending from the magazine mounting part to the discharge space is formed; a cartridge magazine, in which a plurality of cartridge receiving parts are formed in a circular arrangement, and which is rotatably mounted on the magazine mounting part; a plurality of cartridges, in which cosmetics are stored and a pumping means for discharging cosmetics through a discharge outlet is formed at the bottom part thereof, wherein the discharge outlet is mounted in an upright position to face the bottom, and which are mounted on each of the cartridge receiving parts; a magazine rotation driving means, which is provided on the main body to rotate the cartridge magazine; a pumping pressure driving means, which is provided on the main body to operate the pumping means provided in the cartridge by pressing the top portion of the cartridge, in a state where a discharge outlet for one of the plurality of cartridges is located in the discharge hole; and a controlling means, which is for controlling the operations of the magazine rotation driving means and the pumping pressure driving means such that at least one cosmetic among the plurality of cartridges is discharged according to the diagnosed skin condition.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that a cartridge recognition means for recognizing any one of the plurality of cartridges is provided; and the controlling means controls the operation of the magazine rotation driving means such that the discharge outlet of the cartridge for discharging cosmetics is positioned in the discharge hole.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that the cartridge recognition means is configured to be provided with an index recognition sensor, which recognizes the indices formed in the cartridge magazine such that they correspond to each of the cartridges.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that the indices are each formed to have a different length to correspond to each of the cartridges and are thus arranged around the lower edge of the cartridge magazine, and the index recognition sensor detects the length of each index and recognizes the cartridge corresponding to its length.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that the magazine rotation driving means is configured to be provided with a magazine driving motor mounted inside the shaft column; and at least one gear, which is provided so as to transmit the rotational force of the rotating shaft of the magazine driving motor to the cartridge magazine.

Additionally, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention provided with a skin diagnostic device is characterized in that the pumping pressure driving means is configured to be provided with the pumping driving motor; and a pumping cam, which is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft of the pumping driving motor and is brought into contact with the upper end of the cartridge to press the same.

Advantageous Effects

The cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention, by the above configurations, has the advantages in that it enables the use of a suitable amount of cosmetics by selecting or combining suitable cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, but also the systemic management of information on skin diagnosis or use of cosmetics.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 4a and 4b are each an exploded perspective view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cartridge and its operation of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 7a and 7b are each a perspective view conceptually illustrating a magazine mounting part, a cartridge magazine, and a magazine rotation driving means according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a plan view conceptually illustrating the internal structure of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view illustrating an index border formed in a cartridge magazine in a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the cosmetics dispenser according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings and examples.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 4a and 4b are each an exploded perspective view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cartridge and its operation of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 7a and 7b are each a perspective view conceptually illustrating a magazine mounting part, a cartridge magazine, and a magazine rotation driving means according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a plan view conceptually illustrating the internal structure of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is an exploded view illustrating an index border formed in a cartridge magazine in a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of a cosmetics dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cosmetics dispenser 1 according to the present invention is characterized in that by selecting the suitable cosmetics according to the information on skin conditions measured and diagnosed by a skin diagnostic device 2 or information on skin conditions calculated or stored by a user terminal 3 and a management server 4.

The cosmetics dispenser 1 is a device for dispensing cosmetics contained in a plurality of cartridges 30 each containing several types of cosmetics onto the user's hand or other container.

Referring to the figures, the cosmetics dispenser 1 is configured to include a main body 10, a cartridge magazine 20, a cartridge 30, a magazine rotation driving means 40, a pumping pressure driving means 50, a cartridge recognition means 60, a hand recognition means 70, a cooling means 80, and a touch screen 90.

The main body 10 is a configuration to form a space where the cartridge magazine 20 or the magazine rotation driving means 40 and the pumping pressure driving means 50, etc. are received and mounted inside, and it consists of a body 11 to be stood on the bottom and a cover 12 that opens and closes the upper inlet of the body 11. A magazine mounting part 13 for mounting the magazine 20 is formed on the body 11, and a discharge space 14, which is opened forward and backward, is formed In a position below the magazine mounting part 13, so as to allow a user to put a hand or a container thereinto so as to receive the cosmetics discharged from the cartridge 30.

Referring to the figures, the upper part of the body 11 is opened upward, and the magazine mounting part 13 is formed in a cylinder-shaped container in the opened interior. A hinge part 111 is formed at a rear end of the upper inlet edge of the body 11 so that the hinge part 122 of the cover 12 can be hinge-connected, and the front end of the upper inlet edge of the body 11 is provided with a push button 112 so that the locker 122 provided on the cover 12 can be engaged and released.

The cover 12 is a configuration to be opened and closed while covering the upper inlet of the body 11. Referring to the figures, the cover 12 is formed in a disc shape, and the hinge part 122 formed at a rear end is hinge-connected to the hinge part 111 of the body 11, and the front is lifted around the hinged point, and rotated in the downward direction. A locker 122, which is coupled to the front end of the upper inlet of the body 11 and the coupling is released by the push button 112, is provided at the front end of the cover 12 so that the front end of the cover 12 can be coupled to the body 11 in a state where the cover 12 closed to block the inlet of the body 11.

A pumping pressure driving means 50, which is designed to pressurize by pushing the cartridge 30 mounted in the magazine mounting part 13, is mounted inside of the cover 12, and this will be described later.

The magazine mounting part 13 is a configuration which allows the cartridge cartridge 20, in which the cartridge 30 is mounted, to be rotatably mounted. Referring to the figures, the magazine mounting part 13 is formed integrally with the body 11, and it has a structure in a container shape which has an inlet opened upward along with the upper inlet of the body 11 and a cylinder-shaped depth extending downward. As described above, the magazine mounting part 13 is formed in a cylindrical container shape, the cartridge magazine 20 formed in a cylindrical shape is inserted and mounted in the magazine mounting part 13 so that it can be rotated.

Inside the magazine mounting part 13, a shaft column 131 for the rotation support of the cartridge magazine 20 is projected upward from a central position. Referring to the figures, the shaft column 131 is formed to extend upward from the central position of the magazine mounting part 13, and the shaft column 131 is inserted into the column insertion hole 22, that is formed in the lower central position of the cartridge magazine 20, to be inserted and mounted in the magazine mounting part 13. A shaft protrusion 131 a, which is inserted into the shaft support groove 241 provided on the inner upper end of the column insertion hole 22 of the cartridge magazine 20 so as to support the cartridge magazine 20 from being displaced from the center, is formed to be protruded upward at the upper end of the shaft column 131.

A magazine rotation driving means 40 for rotationally driving the cartridge magazine 20, which is rotatably mounted inside the magazine mounting part 13, is provided in the main body 10. In embodiments illustrated in the figures, a structure is provided in which the magazine driving motor 41 constituting the magazine rotation driving means 40 is received and mounted inside the shaft column 131.

A discharge space 14 is formed at a lower part of the magazine mounting part 13, and a discharge hole 132 extended to the discharge space 14 is formed at the bottom of the magazine mounting part 13, so that the cosmetics discharged from the cartridge 30, which is received in the cartridge magazine 20 mounted in the magazine mounting part 13, can drop into the discharge space 14.

The discharge space 14 is a space where a user can put his/her hand or the corresponding container so that the user can receive by hand or a container the cosmetics, that is extruded from the cartridge 30 received in the cartridge magazine 20 mounted in the magazine mounting part 13. Referring to the figures, the discharge space 14 is formed so that it can be located at the bottom of the magazine mounting part 13 to be opened at the front and rear of the body 11 so that the user can put his/her hand from the front inlet to the inside. When the user inserts a hand or container into the discharge space 14, the hand or container enters inside the discharge space 14 by a hand recognition means 70 to be described later, and is recognized as a state capable of receiving the cosmetics being discharged from the cartridge 30 and dropped into the discharge space 14.

In the figures, embodiments in which a touch screen 92 where the operation state of the device or information that the user needs to check is displayed on the lower floor of the discharge space 14, and a user can touch to enter necessary commands or information thereon, is provided are illustrated.

The cartridge magazine 20 is a configuration in which a plurality of cartridges 30, in which cosmetics are accommodated, are mounted and the magazine mounting part 13 is rotatably mounted so that the selected cosmetics can be discharged according to the user input command or the diagnosed skin condition.

Referring to the figures, the cartridge magazine 20 b is configured 20 to be inserted into the magazine mounting part 13 to be provided with a drum 21 formed rotatably in a cylindrical shape. A column insertion hole 22 is formed at the lower part of the drum 21 so that the shaft column 131 can be inserted at a central position. Additionally, a plurality of cartridge receiving parts 23 are formed in the drum 21 for the cartridge 30 to be received therein. Referring to the figures, in the cartridge receiving parts 23, each inlet is formed in a hole shape formed on the upper part of the drum 21, and a plurality of them are arranged in an annular shape along the edge of the drum 21. The cartridge 30 inserted and received in the cartridge receiving parts 23 by the rotation (R) of the drum 21 is moved so that the discharge outlet 32 can be fitted into the discharge hole 132 formed on the bottom of the magazine mounting part 13. To facilitate easy gripping by the user when the cartridge magazine 20 is inserted into and removed from the magazine mounting part 13, a grip ring 24 is formed at a position where the upper end of the column insertion hole 22 is blocked in the upper center of the drum 21. On the inner ceiling of the column insertion hole 22 in the part where the grip ring 24 is formed, a shaft support groove 241, into which a shaft protrusion 131 a formed on the upper end of the shaft column 131 is inserted, is formed to be concave.

Meanwhile, the cartridge magazine 20 is rotated by the magazine rotation driving means 40 as described above, a driven gear 25, which is clutched with the electrically driven gear 42 for transmitting the rotational force of the magazine driving motor 41 received inside the shaft column 131, is formed around the periphery of the lower inlet of the column insertion hole 22.

A plurality of cartridges 30, in which various cosmetics (C) are contained, are mounted in the cartridge magazine 20. In the present invention, the cartridge magazine 20 is rotated so that the discharge outlet 32 of the selected cartridge 30 can move to a position to be aligned with the discharge hole 132, such that among the plurality of cartridges 30, the cosmetics (C) contained in a specific cartridge 30 can be discharged according to the skin condition entered or diagnosed by the user. To this end, the plurality of cartridges 30 must be distinguished, and control is required to stop the differentiated cartridges 30 at the right positions. For this control, the present invention is provided with a cartridge recognition means 60. In the figures, embodiments are illustrated in which the index recognition sensor 61 of the cartridge recognition means 60 is configured to recognize the index provided in the cartridge magazine 20, thereby recognizing the cartridge 30. Referring to FIG. 7a , which illustrates the cartridge magazine 20 viewed from below, and FIG. 8, which illustrates the cartridge magazine 20 mounted on the main body 10, an index border 26 having an annular band shape along the edge is formed at the lower bottom of the drum 21 of the cartridge magazine 20, and have a structure where a plurality of indices (261 a to 265 b) corresponding to the plurality of cartridges 30 on the index border 26 are formed in a groove shape having a different width. FIG. 9 is an exploded view illustrating the annular index border 26 in an unfolded form. Referring to FIG. 9, 5 recognition indices (261 a, 262 a, 263 a, 264 a, and 265 a) and stop indices (261 b, 262 b, 263 b, 264 b, and 265 b) are formed in pairs so that the plurality of indices (261 a to 265 b) can correspond to 5 cartridges 30. The 5 recognition indices (261 a, 262 a, 263 a, 264 a, and 265 a) are each configured to have a different length corresponding to each of the five cartridges 30, so that the index recognition sensor 61 detects the difference in length and recognizes the corresponding cartridge 30. Referring to FIG. 11, the 5 recognition indices (261 a, 262 a, 263 a, 264 a, and 265 a) are formed to be gradually longer in length from right to left, for example, the corresponding cartridge 30 can be recognized by assigning the recognition index 261 a on the right side of the shortest length to number 1, and assigning the recognition index 265 a on the left side of the longest length to number 5, thereby sequentially determining in order from number 1 to number 5. Meanwhile, the operation of the magazine rotation driving means 40 is controlled by the controlling means 90, so that as the cartridge magazine 20 rotates in one direction (R), a specific cartridge 30 is recognized by sensing the recognition indices (261 a, 262 a, 263 a, 264 a, and 265 a) which are different in width by the index recognition sensor 61, and so that the cartridge magazine 20 can be stopped at the position where the stop indices (261 b, 262 b, 263 b, 264 b, and 265 b) are sensed by the index recognition sensor 61 so that the corresponding cartridge 30 can be placed in a position where the recognized discharge outlet 32 of the corresponding cartridge 30 fits into the discharge hole 132. FIG. 9 illustrates a state where as the cartridge magazine 20 is rotated in one direction (R), the index recognition sensor 61 recognizes the second recognition index 262 a while passes through the same, and as soon as the index recognition sensor 61 recognizes the second stop index 262 b, the cartridge magazine 20 is stopped.

The cartridge 30 is a configuration in which the cosmetic (C) is contained inside the cartridge 30, and the cartridge 30 is mounted in the cartridge magazine 20, and the cosmetic (C) contained inside the cartridge 30 is discharged through the discharge outlet 32 by the operation of the pumping pressure driving means 50.

Referring to the figures, the cartridge 30 overall has a syringe shape, and in which a discharge outlet 32 is formed to protrude downward at the bottom thereof, and a pumping means 33, which allows the cosmetics (C) to be discharged through the discharge outlet 32, is provided therein. Referring to FIG. 6 illustrating a cross-section of the cartridge 30, the cartridge 30 is provided with a container 31 in which the cosmetics (C) is contained, a discharge outlet 32 formed at a lower part of the container 31 to protrude downward, and a pumping means 33, which is for pumping the cosmetic (C) contained in the container 31 to be discharged to the discharge outlet 32, provided between the container 31 and the discharge outlet 32. Referring to the figures, the pumping means 33 is configured such that the piston 331, on which the discharge outlet 32 is formed, is connected to the lower part of the container 31 to be relatively movable in the longitudinal direction, and is thus configured to be stretched overall, and the piston 331 is configured by a spring 332 that applies elasticity in a direction extending from the container 31. The cartridge 30 configured as described above is inserted into a hole corresponding to the cartridge receiving part 23 of the cartridge magazine 20, and is mounted on the cartridge receiving part 23 so that the discharge outlet 32 can be in an upright position to face the bottom. If the cartridge 30 is pressed downward by applying a predetermined force (F1) to the upper end of the cartridge 30, which is inserted into the cartridge receiving part 23 as described above and mounted to the cartridge magazine 20, the piston 331 is contracted as the container 31 of the cartridge 30 is moved downward (M), and accordingly, the cosmetic (C) contained in the container 31 is discharged through the discharge outlet 32. In addition, when the force (F1) pressing the cartridge 30 is removed, the container 31 is moved upward (M) due to the elasticity of the spring 332, and accordingly, the cartridge 30 is returned to its original state. The external force (F1) applied to the upper end of the cartridge 30 for the operation of the pumping means 33 of the cartridge 30 is achieved by the pumping pressure driving means 40. Referring to the figures, as the pumping cam 52 rotates by the rotation of the pumping driving motor 51 of the pumping pressure driving means 41, the process that the force (F1) that presses the top of the cartridge 30 is applied and then removed is repeated.

The magazine rotation driving means 40 is a configuration provided on the main body 10 so as to rotate the cartridge magazine 20 mounted on the cartridge mounting part 13. Referring to the figures, the magazine rotation driving means 40 is configured to be provided with an electrically driven gear 42 fitted to be driven gear 25, which is provided to be clutched with the driven gear 25, so that the rotation forces of the magazine driving motor 41 mounted inside the shaft column 131 vertically built in the center of the magazine mounting part 13 and the rotating shaft 411 of the magazine driving motor 41 can be transmitted to the driven gear 25 formed in the cartridge magazine 30. The magazine driving motor 41 is mounted to be received inside the shaft column 131 so that the rotating shaft 411 can be located at the lower inlet of the shaft column 131, and the electrically driven gear 42, which is connected to the rotating shaft 411, is clutched with the driven gear 25 that is formed around periphery of the lower inlet of the column insertion hole 22 of the cartridge magazine 20, and the cartridge magazine 20 is rotated around the shaft column 131 by the driving of the magazine driving motor 41.

The pumping pressure driving means 50 is a configuration for the operation of the pumping means 33 provided in the cartridge 30 by pressing the upper end of the cartridge 30, in a state where one discharge outlet 32 of the plurality of cartridges 30 is located in the discharge hole 132. The pumping pressure driving means 41 is mounted on the cover 12 located on the upper part of the cartridge 30 while opening and closing the upper inlet of the body 11, so that the cartridge magazine 20 is mounted on the magazine mounting part 13 and the pumping pressure driving means 41 is located on an upper part of the cartridge 30 located inside the body 11. Referring to the figures, the pumping pressure driving means 50 is configured to be provided with a pumping cam 52, in which an eccentric part is brought into contact with the upper end of the cartridge 30 and presses the same or falls from the upper end of the cartridge 30, while being rotated according to the rotations of the pumping driving motor 51 mounted inside the cover 12 and the pumping driving motor 51. In the pumping pressure driving means 50 configured as described above, the process in which the force (F1) pressing the upper end of the cartridge 30 is applied and then removed is repeated as the pumping cam 52 is rotated by the rotation of the pumping driving motor 51.

Meanwhile, with respect to the pumping pressure driving means 50, the distance in which the cartridge 30 is pressed by the rotation of the pumping cam 52 is constant, and accordingly, the amount of the cosmetics (C) discharged from the cartridge 30 in one rotation of the pumping cam 52 is constant. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to calculate the amount of the cosmetics (C) discharged from each cartridge 30 by counting the number of operation of the pumping pressure driving means 50 for each of the cartridges 30, and as a result, it is possible to calculate the amount of the cosmetics (C) remaining after being discharged from the corresponding cartridge 30. To enable the calculation of the amount of the cosmetics (C) discharged from the cartridge 30 as described above, the pumping pressure driving means 50 is configured to be provided with a cam driving counting disc 53 that rotates with the rotation of the pumping cam 52, and to detect the number of rotations of the cam driving counting disc 53 with the cam driving counting sensor 54. The cam driving counting sensor 54 may be composed of a limit switch or optical sensor.

The cartridge recognition means 60 is a configuration for recognizing any one cartridge 30 to discharge the cosmetics among the plurality of cartridges mounted in the cartridge magazine 20. As described above, a plurality of cartridges 30, in which different types of the cosmetics (C) are contained, are mounted on the cartridge magazine 20, and in the present invention, a control that makes the selected specific cartridge 30 stop at the exact position where the cosmetics are discharged is required, so that cosmetics (C) contained in a specific cartridge 30, among the plurality of cartridges 30, can be discharged according to the skin condition entered or diagnosed by the user. To this end, the present invention is configured such that indices (261 a to 265 b) corresponding to the cartridge 30 are prepared in the cartridge magazine 20, and the indices (261 a to 265 b) are recognized by the index recognition sensor 61 of the cartridge recognition means 60 to thereby recognize the corresponding cartridge 30. The configuration of the indices 261 a to 265 b has been described above in the description of cartridge magazine 20. The index recognition sensor 61 that recognizes the indices (261 a to 265 b) may be composed of an optical sensor for detecting the groove-shaped indices (261 a to 265 b).

The hand detection sensor 71 is a configuration in which the pumping pressure driving means 50 is operated only when the user places the hand or a container into the discharge space 14 where the cosmetic falls, so that the cosmetic can be discharged from the cartridge 30. Referring to the figures, the hand detection sensor 71 is configured by installing an optical sensor on the bottom of the magazine mounting part 13 to be able to detect that the user's hand has been inserted into the inside of the discharge space 14.

The cooling means 80 is a configuration for cooling the cosmetic (C) contained in the cartridge 30, which is received in the body 11, is mounted in the cartridge magazine 20 so as not to deteriorate. Referring to the figures, the cooling means 80 is configured to be provided with a thermoelectric element 81, which is attached to the rear side of the cartridge mounting part 13, and a radiation fin 82, which is attached to a side of the heating part of the thermoelectric element 81 so as to radiate heat emitted therefrom into the air.

The controlling means 90 is a configuration for controlling the operation of the magazine rotation driving means 40, the pumping pressure driving means 50, and the cooling means 80. The control by the controlling means 90 is configured not only to be performed according to commands or data manually entered by the user, but also to be performed according to the information according to the skin condition measured and diagnosed by the skin diagnostic device 2, data or commands received from user terminal 3, data or commands received from the management server 4, etc.

For this control, the controlling means 90 is configured to be provided with a circuit board 91, in which circuits for calculation, data storage, communication with external devices, etc. are formed; and a touch screen 92, which is for displaying information, etc. on the operating status of the device to the user, and allowing the user to enter data or commands. Referring to the figures, although embodiments in which one circuit board 91 is received and mounted in the lower space of the body 11 are illustrated, they may be formed of an appropriate number and may be arranged separately in one space or several spaces. The touch screen 92 is preferably disposed in a position that can easily be seen by the user and easily touched by the hand, and in the figures, an embodiment in which the touch screen 92 is mounted on the bottom surface of the discharge space 14 of the body 11 is illustrated.

A power switch 93 and a power terminal 94 are disposed at the lower rear part of the body 11 so as to supply power to the circuit board 91 and other components.

As described above, the controlling means 90 controls the operations of the magazine rotation driving means 40 and the pumping pressure driving means 50 so that when a manual mode or automatic mode is selected, at least one cosmetic product among the plurality of cartridges 30 is discharged accordingly.

Additionally, the controlling means 90 senses the temperature around the cosmetics contained in the cartridge 30 inside the body 11 by a temperature sensor, and controls the operation of the cooling means 80 accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the user selects the manual mode through the touch screen 92, selects the number of a specific cartridge 30 so as to use desired cosmetics, and enters the information (e.g., the amount of discharge, etc.), the controlling means 90 controls the operation of the magazine rotation driving means 40 so that the discharge outlet 32 of the selected cartridge 30 can be aligned with the discharge hole 132. As the cartridge magazine 20 rotates by the operation of the magazine rotation driving means 40, the cartridge recognition means 60 recognizes the selected cartridge 30, and the controlling means 90 stops the driving of the magazine rotation driving means 40 according to the recognized information, in a state where the discharge outlet 32 of the cartridge 30 is aligned with the discharge hole 132. When the user inserts a hand into the discharge space 14 in a state where the cartridge 30 is located in the discharge position as described above, the hand detection sensor 71 senses the same, and once the sensing is achieved, the controlling means 90 operates the pumping pressure driving means 50 and presses the cartridge 30, and the cosmetics are discharged by the hand which has been entered into the discharge space 14.

Likewise, in a state where the automatic mode is selected through the touch screen 92, the user measures the skin condition with the skin diagnostic device 2 provided separately, transmits it to the cosmetics dispenser 1 and performs prescription of cosmetics by the cosmetics dispenser 1, or transmits the prescription of cosmetics according to the measured skin condition to the cosmetics dispenser, and the controlling means 90 controls the operation of the magazine rotation driving means 40 and pumping pressure driving means 50 so that the cosmetics dispenser 1 can discharge the cosmetics contained in a specific cartridge 30.

The prescription for the use of cosmetics as described above is not only calculated from the skin condition measured by the skin diagnostic device 2, but also calculated from the data stored in the user terminal 3 or management server 4 and transmitted to the cosmetics dispenser 1 and controlled so that the cosmetics can be discharged accordingly.

Meanwhile, the cosmetics dispenser 1 according to the present invention can calculate the amount of cosmetics discharged or the amount of cosmetics remaining in such a manner that the cartridge 30 is recognized by the cartridge recognition means 60, and the number that the pumping pressure driving means 50 times has pressurized the recognized cartridge 30 is counted. Such information is displayed for the user to check through the touch screen 92 of the controlling means 90, transmitted to the user terminal 3 or management server 4 so as to manage the cartridge 30.

Additionally, the information on the skin condition measured by the skin diagnostic device 2 and the information on the use of cosmetics (e.g., the frequency of use and the number of use of prescribed cosmetics, etc.) are transmitted to the user terminal 3 or management server 4, and can be utilized as data for additional skin care.

The cosmetics dispenser described above and illustrated in the figures is merely an embodiment for practicing the present invention, and it should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined only by the matters set forth in the claims below, and the improved and modified embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention will be considered to belong to the protection scope of the present invention as long as they are apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The cosmetics dispenser of the present invention having the configurations as described above is a very useful invention from the industrial aspect, which enables not only the use of a suitable amount of cosmetics by selecting or combining suitable cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, but also the systemic management of information on skin diagnosis or use of cosmetics.

CODE EXPLANATION

-   -   1 cosmetics dispenser     -   2 skin diagnostic device     -   3 user terminal     -   4 management server     -   10 main body     -   11 body     -   12 cover     -   13 magazine mounting part     -   131 shaft column     -   132 discharge hole     -   14 discharge space     -   20 cartridge magazine     -   21 drum     -   22 column insertion hole     -   23 cartridge receiving part     -   24 grip ring     -   241 shaft support groove     -   25 driven gear     -   26 index border     -   261 a, 262 a, 263 a, 264 a, 265 a recognition indices     -   261 b, 262 b, 263 b, 264 b, 265 b stop indices     -   30 cartridge     -   31 container     -   32 discharge outlet     -   33 pumping means     -   40 magazine rotation driving means     -   41 magazine driving motor     -   42 the electrically driven gear     -   50 pumping pressure driving means     -   51 pumping driving motor     -   52 pumping cam     -   53 cam position recognition disc     -   54 disc recognition sensor     -   60 cartridge recognition means     -   61 index recognition sensor     -   70 hand recognition means     -   80 cooling means     -   81 thermoelectric element     -   82 radiation fin     -   90 controlling means     -   91 circuit board     -   92 touch screen     -   93 power switch     -   94 power terminal 

1. A cosmetics dispenser for discharging cosmetics according to the diagnosed skin condition, wherein the cosmetics dispenser is provided with a skin diagnostic device that is configured to comprise: a main body, in which a magazine mounting part opened upward is formed, a discharge space is formed below the magazine mounting part, and a discharge hole extending from the magazine mounting part to the discharge space is formed; a cartridge magazine, in which a plurality of cartridge receiving parts are formed in a circular arrangement, and which is rotatably mounted on the magazine mounting part; a plurality of cartridges, in which cosmetics are stored and a pumping means for discharging cosmetics through a discharge outlet is formed at the bottom part thereof, wherein the discharge outlet is mounted in an upright position to face the bottom, and which are mounted on each of the cartridge receiving parts; a magazine rotation driving means, which is provided on the main body to rotate the cartridge magazine; a pumping pressure driving means, which is provided on the main body to operate the pumping means provided in the cartridge by pressing the top portion of the cartridge, in a state where a discharge outlet for one of the plurality of cartridges is located in the discharge hole; and a controlling means, which is for controlling the operations of the magazine rotation driving means and the pumping pressure driving means such that at least one cosmetic among the plurality of cartridges is discharged according to the diagnosed skin condition.
 2. The cosmetics dispenser of claim 1, wherein a cartridge recognition means for recognizing any one of the plurality of cartridges is provided; and the controlling means controls the operation of the magazine rotation driving means such that the discharge outlet of the cartridge for discharging cosmetics is positioned in the discharge hole.
 3. The cosmetics dispenser of claim 2, wherein the cartridge recognition means is configured to be provided with an index recognition sensor, which recognizes the indices formed in the cartridge magazine such that they correspond to each of the cartridges.
 4. The cosmetics dispenser of claim 3, wherein the indices are each formed to have a different length to correspond to each of the cartridges and are thus arranged around the lower edge of the cartridge magazine, and the index recognition sensor detects the length of each index and recognizes the cartridge corresponding to its length.
 5. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.
 6. The cosmetics dispenser of claim 5, wherein the magazine rotation driving means is configured to be provided with a magazine driving motor mounted inside the shaft column; and at least one gear, which is provided so as to transmit the rotational force of the rotating shaft of the magazine driving motor to the cartridge magazine.
 7. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the pumping pressure driving means is configured to be provided with the pumping driving motor; and a pumping cam, which is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft of the pumping driving motor and is brought into contact with the top portion of the cartridge and presses the same.
 8. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 2, wherein a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.
 9. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 3, wherein a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.
 10. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 4, wherein a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.
 11. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 2, wherein a shaft column is formed to extend upward in the center of the magazine mounting part; a column insertion hole into which the shaft column is inserted is formed in the lower center of the cartridge magazine; and the cartridge magazine is mounted on the magazine mounting part such that the shaft column is inserted into the column insertion hole to be able to rotate.
 12. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the pumping pressure driving means is configured to be provided with the pumping driving motor; and a pumping cam, which is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft of the pumping driving motor and is brought into contact with the top portion of the cartridge and presses the same.
 13. The cosmetics dispenser according to claim 4, wherein the pumping pressure driving means is configured to be provided with the pumping driving motor; and a pumping cam, which is rotated by the rotation of the rotating shaft of the pumping driving motor and is brought into contact with the top portion of the cartridge and presses the same. 